, 1887-04-28
LOCAL sorrlsas.

Prom Tuesdays daily.
L. p. Fowler, a resident of Fort
was among the arrivals In
the city yesterday.
Mrs. DIR. N.F. Essig departed yes
torday on q visit to her old home In
the east, and will be absent for some
time.
WIN. McDermott, q well-kDown
resident Of Butte, who has some
property interests here, 10 now In
the city.
Frank Gray, OF the Davenport
Times, Is In the city for the purpose
Of taking In the Odd Fellows ceie'
bIotlOn .tta ~.
WIN, Cable Is Just In from trip
70 the Salmon river mines and is
well pleased with the appearance Of
that new camp.
d. @. Dillman, who travels In the
interest OF the Boston Store, re-
turned Sunday from q trip into the
South Fork country.
Mai. Benz. Moore, OF Colville, ar
rived In the city yesterday. His
time Is now occupied looking after
the interests Of the new smelter.
The interstate law does not seem
n affect the receipt of freights at
thls station. Trains Of freight cars
billed for the Falls arrive every
day; daX;,,,. ,,,.,or ,.., even;ny notified
three men whom he caught begging
money ON the street to jump the
town before to-day. They were
large, able bodied men and should
be ut work.
Thos. Lowthian, an old time Colo.
RADIO mining expert, has just got IN
from the Salmon. river district,
where he has been looking over the
country.
j. j. Browne, Esq, took the east
bound train yesterday morning IOr
New York, and will be absent ON
the trip for several weeks: HIS
family, who have been spending the
winter with relatives In the east,
will return with him.
e. @. Billings, a well known
mining man from Georgetown
Col, arrived In the city last evening.
He ts In this part of the country for
the purpose OF looking into the mines
of the surrounding country. The
fact OF these Old-time mining men
from Colorado gathering at the Falls
means the rapid development OF any
part Of the territory In which they
see At to locate.
Gen. A. p. Curry returned to this
city Sunday from his trip to Tacoma,
where he attended the encampment
OF the Grand Army of the Republic
and had the honor'Of being selected
- department commander. The
honor could mot have fallen to q
more worthy comrade, nor one who
would grace the position with more
credit, grace and courtesy. COngrat-
ulatiOns are extended to the gentle
man upon his gaining this position
o1 honor ana Importance.
Paul Pferdner, who Is travelling for
q large musical instrument establish
ment Of Chicago, has just returned
from California and will stop over
here few days before continuing on
eastward. He gives a very clever
description of the artificial boom
that ] sexisting in southern CaltfOr-
mia, from which it appears that
legitimate business Is suffering,
while real estate men, railroads and
hotels are fiOurishing. 1t Is just
such condition of things that cam
not result in any future good to the
country.
Henry Hill, ESQ.,, prominentcap-
italist of Minneapolis, arrived in the
city Sunday from the west accom-
panied by his wife and daughters,
Misses Clara and Annie. The young
ladies left for their home yesterday
morning while Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
will remain several days. The party
has been spending the winter In Cal.
ifornia, and on the trip have visited
q large portion of the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Hill IL great traveller and Is
shrewd observer of places and peo--
pie. IIe is very much prep0ssessed
with Spokane Falls, and considers,
from it's situation aud the visible
signs of enterprise on every hand,
that tho place has as bright prospects
as any city on the coast.
a Suggestion to tho Travelling Public.
Tourists, emigrants and mariners find
that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is medi-
Ciual safeguard against unhealthful in